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Verse Matthew 1:19. _TO MAKE HER A PUBLIC EXAMPLE_]
παραδειγματισαι, to expose her to public infamy; from
παρα, _near_, and δεικνυμαι, _I_ _show_, or _expose_;
what is oddly, though emphatically, cal...
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HER HUSBAND - The word in the original does not imply that they were
married. It means here the man to whom she was espoused.
A JUST MAN - Justice consists in rendering to every man his own. Yet
this...
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ANALYSIS AND ANNOTATIONS
I. The King and the Offer of the Kingdom. Chapter s 1-12.
1. Jesus Christ, the Son of David, the Son of Abraham. (Matthew 1:1
.) 2. From Abraham to David. (Matthew 1:2 .) 3....
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THE BIRTH OF THE MESSIAH. In Mt., Joseph has the principal rô le; in
Lk., Mary. Six inspired dreams are narrated in Mt., three of them with
the angel of Yahweh. Five are in chs. 1 and 2, the sixth in...
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THE LINEAGE OF THE KING (Matthew 1:1-17)...
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The birth of Jesus Christ happened in this way. Mary, His mother, was
betrothed to Joseph, and, before they became man and wife, it was
discovered that she was carrying a child in her womb through the...
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BEING. JUST MAN. though he was. just man (i.e. desirous of obeying the
Law).
AND. yet.
NOT. Greek. _me._ App-105.
NOT WILLING. not wishing. Greek. _thelo_. See App-102.
TO MAKE HER. PUBLICK EXAMPLE...
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_being a just man_ i. e. one who observed the law, and, therefore,
feeling bound to divorce Mary. But two courses were open to him. He
could either summon her before the law-courts to be judicially
co...
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The Birth of Jesus Christ. Luke 1:26-56; Luke 2:4-7
St Mark and St John give no account of the birth of Jesus, St Luke
narrates several particulars not recorded by Matthew, (1) the
annunciation, (2)...
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ΔΊΚΑΙΟΣ ὬΝ, ‘since he was a just man,’ i.e. one who
observed the law, and, therefore, feeling bound to divorce Mary. But
two courses were open to him. He could either summon her before the
law-courts...
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THE BIRTH OF JESUS CHRIST
Luke 1:26-56; Luke 2:4-7
St Mark and St John give no account of the birth of Jesus, St Luke
narrates several particulars not recorded by St Matthew, (1) the
annunciation, ...
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19.THEN JOSEPH HER HUSBAND, BEING A JUST MAN, AND NOT WILLING TO MAKE
HER A PUBLIC EXAMPLE, WAS MINDED TO PUT HER AWAY PRIVILY.
Chrys.: The Evangelist having said that she was found with child of
the...
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_THE BIRTH OF THE MESSIAH MATTHEW 1:18-21:_ "But when the fullness of
the time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under
the law, to redeem those who were under the law, that we mi...
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BEING A JUST MAN— Dr. Doddridge observes very well, that it is
without any good reason that this text is often assigned as an
instance, that the word is used to signify _merciful_ or
_good-natured._ I...
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SECTION 2. THE ANNUNCIATION TO JOSEPH
TEXT: 1:18-25
18. Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When his mother
Mary had been betrothed to Joseph. before they came together, she was
found wit...
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Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make
her a publick example, was minded to put her away privily.
THEN JOSEPH HER HUSBAND: compare , "Mary, thy wife." Betrothal was,
in...
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1 David 1 Ozias
2 Solomon 2 Joatham
3 Roboam
3 Achaz
4 Abijah 4 Hezekiah
5 Asaph
5 Manasseh
6 Josaphat 6 Amos
7 Joram 7 Josiah
[Ahaziah]
[Jehoahaz]
[Jehoash]
[Jehoiakim]
[Amaziah] [Jechon...
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1:19 unwilling (c-10) The expression is characteristic. 'being a man
not willing,' &c....
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GENEALOGY AND BIRTH OF JESUS
1-17. Genealogy of Jesus: cp. Luke 3:23. The two genealogies of Jesus,
which are constructed on quite different principles, require careful
comparison and study, if their...
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A JUST _man_] i.e. a good or righteous man: here, in particular, a
kind or humane man, because although he felt bound to divorce her, he
wished to do so as privately as possible, and without assigning...
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MATTHEW’S GOOD NEWS
MATTHEW’S *GOSPEL
_HILDA BRIGHT_
ABOUT MATTHEW
The author was a *Jewish Christian who wrote especially for *Jews.
One early Christian writer said, ‘Matthew collected what Jes...
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JOSEPH HER HUSBAND. — The word was applied with strict accuracy from
the moment of betrothal onwards.
BEING A JUST MAN.... — The glimpse given us into the character of
Joseph is one of singular tender...
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CHAPTER 1
The Coming of the Christ - Matthew 1:1
THE New Testament opens appropriately with the four Gospels; for,
though in their present form they are all later in date than some of
the Epistles,...
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Ι. ὁ ἀνὴρ : proleptic, implying possession of a husband's
rights and responsibilities. The betrothed man had a duty in the
matter δίκαιος … δειγμανίσαι. He was in a strait
betwixt two. Being δίκαιος,...
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THE BIRTH OF JESUS. This section gives the explanation which ἐξ
ἧς ἐγεννήθη (Matthew 1:16) leads us to expect. It may be
called _the justification of the genealogy_ (Schanz), showing that
while the bi...
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THE BIRTH OF JESUS CHRIST
Matthew 1:18-25
The fear that Joseph, being a just man, might withdraw from their
contemplated wedlock, would have filled Mary's heart with untold
anguish had she not been...
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The Gospel of Matthew portrays Jesus as King. It reveals Him as
realizing in His Person, and enunciating in His teaching the great
principles which had been the peculiar deposit and glory of the
ancie...
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And Joseph her husband, knowing her strict virtue, was surprised at
this her pregnancy, but "being a just man," and not willing to expose
her, by denouncing her, or giving her a bill of divorce, he ha...
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GENEALOGIES
Matthew 1 and Luke 3. There is but one fact of vital importance in all
of these genealogies, and that is the transmission to all generations,
an infallible history of our Lord's progenitor...
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AN ANGEL APPEARS TO JOSEPH
Matthew 1:18-25. We find that Gabriel spoke to Mary when she was wide
awake, in broad daylight; but in the case of Joseph, he appears to him
in a dream, while asleep; as Mar...
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Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her
a publick example, was minded to put her away privily.
For the better apprehension of what is here said, it should be
remembered,...
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God has been pleased, in the separate accounts He has given us of our
Lord Jesus, to display not only His own grace and wisdom, but the
infinite excellency of His Son. It is our wisdom to seek to prof...
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_TWO GREAT TRUTHS_
‘Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise … He called His
Name Jesus.’
Matthew 1:18
The verses (18 to 25) begin by telling us two great truths. They tell
us how the Lord Je...
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19._As he was a just man _Some commentators explain this to mean, that
Joseph, _because _he was a just man, determined to spare his wife:
(98) taking _justice _to be only another name for humanity, or...
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The object of the Spirit of God, in this Gospel, being to present
Jehovah as fulfilling the promises made to Israel, and the prophecies
that relate to the Messiah (and no one can fail to be struck wit...
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THEN JOSEPH HER HUSBAND,.... To whom she had been betrothed, and who
was her husband, and she his wife according to the Jewish law,
Deuteronomy 22:23 though not yet come together,
BEING A JUST MAN, o...
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Then Joseph her husband, being a just _man_, and not willing to make
her a publick example, was minded to put her away privily.
Ver. 19. _Then Joseph her husband, being a just man_] And yet withal a...
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_Joseph her husband, being a just_ [or _righteous_] _man_ That is, as
many understand it, a strict observer of the law, and of the customs
of his ancestors, and therefore not judging it right to retai...
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A PUBLIC EXAMPLE; not willing to have her punished according to the
law. Deuteronomy 22:21 PUT HER AWAY PRIVILY, by writing a bill of
divorcement, according to Deuteronomy 24:1....
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At this critical juncture, Joseph proved himself all that a true
Christian should be: THEN JOSEPH, HER HUSBAND, BEING A JUST MAN, AND
NOT WILLING TO MAKE HER A PUBLIC EXAMPLE, WAS MINDED TO PUT HER AW...
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The genealogy of the King of Israel must be clearly established as
from Abraham, the original father of the nation, and from David, the
first king of God's choice, who is in many ways a type of Christ...
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18-25 Let us look to the circumstances under which the Son of God
entered into this lower world, till we learn to despise the vain
honours of this world, when compared with piety and holiness. The
my...
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OLBGrk;
It was found she was with child, possibly herself or some of her
friends told it to Joseph her espoused husband; it is plain from this
text he came to the knowledge of it, for upon it, the eva...
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The Protevangelium of James
And Joseph was greatly afraid, and retired from her, and considered
what he should do in regard to her.[41]
The History of Joseph the Carpenter
And three months after he...
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Matthew 1:19 Then G1161 Joseph G2501 her G846 husband G435 being G5607
(G5752) just G1342 and G2532 not...
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‘Now the birth of Jesus Christ came about in this way. When his
mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together
she was found with child of the Holy Spirit, and Joseph her husband,...
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SECTION 2. THE BIRTH AND RISE OF JESUS THE MESSIAH (THE CHRIST)
(1:18-4:25).
In this section, following the introduction, Matthew reveals the
greatness of Jesus the Christ. He will now describe the un...
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THE BIRTH OF JESUS THE CHRIST (1:18-25).
Jesus the Messiah having been introduced as a fulfilment of history
from Abraham onwards, the narrative now commences with His birth.
Given what a remarkable e...
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Matthew 1:19. JOSEPH, according to the Jewish law, HER HUSBAND. Comp.
Matthew 1:20; Genesis 29:21; Deuteronomy 22:24.
A j
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The circumstances preceding the Nativity; Mary, doubted by her
betrothed husband; his design of putting her away privately; her
vindication by means of a dream; Joseph's faith; the name in
accordance...
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A RIGHTEOUS MAN
(δικαιος). Or just, not benignant or merciful. The same
adjective is used of Zacharias and Elizabeth (Luke 1:6) and Simeon
(Luke 2:25). "An upright man," the _Braid Scots_ has it. He...
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CONTENTS: Generations of Jesus Christ. His conception and birth.
CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Holy Spirit, Joseph, Mary, generations of
Christ from Abraham to David.
CONCLUSION: Jesus Christ was, in acc...
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Matthew 1:1. _The book of the generation,_ or rather the genealogy,
_of Jesus Christ._ This is the Hebraical mode of writing. Moses says,
Genesis 5:1, This is the book of the generations of Adam. Jesu...
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JOSEPH. By custom, engagement was equal to marriage (Deuteronomy
22:23-24). WHAT WAS RIGHT. An act of kindness. To disgrace her
publicly would make her subject to the death penalty (Deuteronomy
22:24)...
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_A just man._
AN HONEST MAN’S DILEMMA
I. That troubles are irrespective of character.
II. That the mental perplexities of the good arise often from the want
of insight into the divine movements. Th...
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MATTHEW—NOTE ON MATTHEW 1:19 Betrothed partners were referred to as
HUSBAND and “wife” (v. Matthew 1:20), though they were not yet
married. Having sexual relations during bet
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MATTHEW—NOTE ON MATTHEW 1:1 The Arrival of Jesus the Messiah.
Matthew’s introduction echoes Genesis 1:1. The word in...
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And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me
according to thy word. And the angel departed from her....
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_CRITICAL NOTES_
Matthew 1:18. ESPOUSED = betrothed.—Among the Jews the betrothal
took place a year before marriage, and during the interval the
betrothed maiden remained with her own family. But fro...
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EXPOSITION
MATTHEW 1:1
JESUS THE CHRIST BY HUMAN ANCESTRY, (Parallel passage: Luke 3:23.)...
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Let's get into the Gospel According To Matthew.
Matthew was a tax collector in Capernaum before he was called by Jesus
Christ to be a disciple. He was also called Levi. And he opens his
gospel by givi...
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Acts 10:22; Deuteronomy 22:21; Deuteronomy 22:23; Deuteronomy 22:24;...
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Not willing [μ η θ ε λ ω ν] - was minded [ε β ο υ λ η θ
η]. These two words, describing the working of Joseph's mind, and
evidently intended to express different phases of thought, open the
question o...
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THE CHRISTMAS MESSAGE
Matthew 1:16
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
We here present one of the great omissions of the Bible, which
constitutes one of the great proofs that Christ was virgin born.
The earlier ve...
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A just man — A strict observer of the law: therefore not thinking it
right to keep her....
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That is, being an holy person, and. strict observer of the rites of
his nation, he was unwilling to accompany with. defiled woman, and
therefore minded to put her away, by giving. bill of divorce into...